Sara Dosho (土性 沙羅, Doshō Sara, born October 17, 1994) is a wrestler from Japan. She won the gold medal in the women's 69 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[1] She also won the gold medal in her event at the 2017 World Wrestling Championships held in Paris, France.

Sara Dosho
Dosho in October 2016
Personal information
BornOctober 17, 1994 (1994-10-17) (age 30)
Matsusaka, Mie, Japan
Height159 cm (5 ft 3 in) (2016)
Weight69 kg (152 lb) (2016)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportWrestling
EventFreestyle
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 69 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Paris 69 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Las Vegas 69 kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Tashkent 69 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Budapest 67 kg
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kazan 67 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Xian 68 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 New Delhi 68 kg
Gold medal – first place 2016 Bangkok 68 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Astana 69 kg

Career

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She competes in the 67kg division and won the gold medal at the 2013 Summer Universiade in the same division[2] defeating Ochirbatyn Nasanburmaa of Mongolia in the final. She also won the bronze medal the 2013 World Wrestling Championships.[3] She won the gold medal in women's freestyle (69kg) at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.[4]

In 2021, she lost her bronze medal match in the women's 68 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[5][6]

Championships and accomplishments

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References

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  1. ^ "Sara Dosho". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on August 26, 2016. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  2. ^ 土性さん“学生五輪”で金. Loco Net (in Japanese). 日本地域紙協議会. Archived from the original on 20 September 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  3. ^ "Yun wins 1st Greco title for DPR Korea at World Championships". Fédération Internationale des Luttes Associées. Archived from the original on 23 September 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  4. ^ "Rio Olympics 2016: Japan's Sara Dosho wins -69kg freestyle wrestling gold". BBC Sport. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  5. ^ Palmer, Dan (3 August 2021). "Trio of world champions add Olympic gold on second night of wrestling finals at Tokyo 2020". InsideTheGames.biz. Inside the Games. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  7. ^ "東京スポーツ プロレス大賞(2010~)". Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 December 2017.
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